Monthly Archives: August 2011

AD English 9: Literary Analysis Materials

On Thursday, freshmen took their first reading quiz. It was on the first six chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird. Many students in my two classes did well on the quiz, some even earning extra credit because they not only … Continue reading

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Calendars: August 29-September 2

Click on the links to download the calendar PDFs. (You will need Adobe Reader to download them.) AD English 9 Calendar – August 29-September 2 English 10 Calendar – August 29-September 2 Please note that the AD English 9 calendar … Continue reading

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Videos: What adults can learn from kids & Dancing!

Freshmen and sophomores watched different video clips on this past first Friday of the year. This one, I thought a great lead-in to Scout’s narration of To Kill a Mockingbird for 9th-graders: [youtube]V-bjOJzB7LY[/youtube] And 10th-graders got to watch the amazing … Continue reading

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Calendars: August 22-26

Click on the links to download the calendar PDFs. (You will need Adobe Reader to download them.) AD English 9 Calendar – August 22-26 English 10 Calendar – August 22-26 As you can see, everyone’s starting off the week with … Continue reading

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Calendars: August 15-19

Click on the links to download the calendar PDFs. There are two on each sheet. English 10 Calendar – August 15-19 AD English 9 Calendar – August 15-19 A note: 2nd Period (English 10) will be in a grade-level meeting … Continue reading

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A New Year Has Begun!

After two very successful open houses last week, we started school today on a positive note, as well. I want to greet and thank all of my new students and parents. It was a short summer, yes. (It felt even … Continue reading

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